Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops cautiously optimistic for lower-level river peaks - but prepared for higher
KAMLOOPS - The South Thompson River is seeping into the Riverside Park parking lot Friday (June 24).The City of Kamloops' Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says the river has risen nearly a foot ...
Jun 24, 2022
B.C. paramedics association says Sun Peaks could use more ambulance service, mayor pushing for hybrid model
KAMLOOPS - Despite recent paramedic shortages that have left one ambulance to serve Kamloops one night, the Interior director of the BC Emergency Health Services says the province has stepped up and p...
Jun 24, 2022
Driver in Nicola Lake crash missing: Merritt RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are searching for the driver whose vehicle crashed into Nicola Lake off Highway 5A Monday (June 20) evening.In a news release issued Friday (June 24), RCMP say Daniel Nath...
Jun 24, 2022
TRU improper conduct investigation timeline extended again
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's Board of Governors has once again extended its timeline for completion of an investigation into a current and former senior administrator.Vice-President of Fina...
Jun 23, 2022
Kamloops residents may not see immediate impact if BCGEU begins strike
KAMLOOPS - Members of the British Columbia's General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have voted overwhelmingly in support of striking if negotiations with their employers falls through. More than 33,000 publ...
Jun 23, 2022
Rapid day of play for Kamloops golf pros during PGA of BC's Golfathon for ALS
KAMLOOPS - It was an early start for Alec Hubert and Andrew Bentley at the Kamloops Golf and Country Club on Thursday (June 23). "We're on round number 5 and it's 9:30 a.m - so we're cruising along pr...
Jun 23, 2022
Third annual Stop, Drop and Donate hospice fundraiser set for Saturday at Cascades Casino
KAMLOOPS - Each year, families from throughout the region experience the comfort of the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home, when they have a loved one in need of palliative care. The pandemic ha...
Jun 23, 2022
City of Kamloops working with WildsafeBC to remind residents to be bear smart
KAMLOOPS - If you're the type to take your garbage bins out to the curb the night before collection, you may get a reminder about the city's bylaw when it comes to garbage collection.This week, the Ci...
Jun 23, 2022
Cirque du Soleil's OVO brings a bug's life to Kamloops' Sandman Centre
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in four years, Cirque du Soleil has returned to the Sandman Centre. Its show OVO takes the audience into the life of "human insects."Created in 2009 and launched in Montr...
Jun 23, 2022
TNRD pulls fire protection service from Lower Nicola-area properties
LOWER NICOLA, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says it is suspending fire protection service for properties around the Lower Nicola area. Calling it a "difficult decision", the TNRD...
Jun 23, 2022
